India, Sept. 16 -- In a rare admission, a Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) commander has acknowledged that Indian forces "tore into pieces" the family of terror mastermind Masood Azhar during strikes in Bahawalpur under Operation Sindoor.

In a viral video circulating on social media, JeM commander Masood Ilyas Kashmiri is heard recalling the May 7 assault, describing how Indian forces stormed their hideout.

"Embracing terrorism, we fought Delhi, Kabul and Kandahar for protecting the borders of this country. After sacrificing everything, on May 7, Maulana Masood Azhar's family was torn apart by Indian forces in Bahawalpur," Kashmiri said in Urdu, as armed men stood in the background.

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